Murielle Ahouré

Murielle Ahouré

Murielle Ahouré in 2012
Personal information
Citizenship	Ivory Coast
Born	(1987-08-23) August 23, 1987 (age 29)
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Ivory Coast
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Ivory Coast World Championships 2013 Moscow 100 m 2013 Moscow 200 m World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 60 m 2014 Sopot 60 m African Championships 2014 Marrakech 200 m 2016 Durban 100 m 2014 Marrakech 100 m 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay

Murielle Ahouré (born 23 August 1987) is an Ivorian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. She was a double silver medalist at the 2013 world championships in Moscow. She came second in both the 100 and 200 meters at this event.

She also won a silver medal at 60 metres event at 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. She was the 2009 NCAA Indoor Champion at 200 metres while running for the University of Miami. Ahouré's personal best at 100 m is 10.78 (Montverde, USA, 2016) and in 200 m 22.24 (Monaco, 2013).

She holds African records in 100 metres outdoor and in 200 metres indoor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed sixth in the 200 m and seventh in the 100 m.

She ran under seven seconds for the 60 metres in February 2013, becoming the eighth fastest woman ever with her time of 6.99 seconds.